Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the site where the Orlando Magic will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and took a loss by a final of 115-96 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 21 and the 76ers racked up 24 fouls. They converted 11 out of their 34 shots from three-point range. Philadelphia shot 70.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 17 shots. Additionally, Philadelphia snagged 56 boards (14 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Philadelphia distributed 29 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 46.5% from the field on 46 of 99 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 50 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 14 of their 22 tries for a rate of 63.6%. Oklahoma City finished the contest with a 38.0% field goal percentage (35 out of 92) and made 12 of their 36 3-point attempts.

Josh Giddey is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 20 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and also grabbed 9 boards. Giddey finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Oklahoma City enters this game with a mark of 15-21 on the campaign. They are averaging 115.2 points per game (11th in basketball) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 34.6% on three-point attempts (418 of 1,207) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 858 dimes so far this year, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per game and as a group they commit 21.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 16.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 25th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (116.8). The Thunder defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,526 of 3,267) and they surrender 48.3 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 901 conceded on the season.

When they last played, the Magic went home defeated by a final of 119-100 when they faced the Wizards. When talking about cleaning the glass, Orlando allowed Washington to snag 53 in total (4 on the offensive side). They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 15 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Magic permitted the Wizards to convert 42 out of their 75 tries from the field which left them shooting 56.0% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Magic ended up going 42 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Orlando converted 5 of their 27 attempts (18.5%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 68.8%. The Wizards were called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Magic collected 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup.

Franz Wagner ended up being a major contributor for the Magic in this contest. He converted 13 out of 25 for the game giving him a rate of 52.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Wagner earned 28 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 8 assists for this game.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 13-24 this year. When it comes to offense, the Magic are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 18th in basketball. Orlando has accounted for 4,061 points on the year (109.8 per contest) and they snag 43.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.1 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per contest. The Magic have committed 20.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.6% from the charity stripe.

The Orlando defense concedes 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (473 of 1,388) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 25.6 dimes and 41.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 21st and 6th in the NBA. The Magic are ranked 16th in the league in points given up per game with 113.9. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (19th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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